Informationen zum Autor In the several iterations of Robert Ward's working life he spent twenty-five years in the nuclear industry, first in weapons-grade plutonium production and then in the research and development of peaceful nuclear power reactors. Klappentext The purpose of this book is to illuminate and equip both current and prospective educators with the necessary knowledge and skills to at long last become that spectacular and satisfied teacher that they had always envisioned themselves to be and that their students so desperately need them to be. Zusammenfassung The purpose of this book is to illuminate and equip both current and prospective educators with the necessary knowledge and skills to at long last become that spectacular and satisfied teacher that they had always envisioned themselves to be and that their students so desperately need them to be. Inhaltsverzeichnis Dedication Preface: Transforming Teaching Ideals into Classroom Realities Introduction: My Journey into the Heart of Teaching Chapter 1: What's "In It" for All of Us? Chapter 2: The Students Who Need the Most Motivation Chapter 3: Attitudes and Abilities-Self-Esteem and Self-Efficacy Chapter 4: Establishing Firmness Chapter 5: Maintaining Firmness Chapter 6: Re-Asserting Firmness Chapter 7: Expressing Fairness Chapter 8: Embracing Fairness Chapter 9: Engendering Fascination Chapter 10: Enriching Fascination Chapter 11: Enabling Facilitation Chapter 12: Executing Facilitation Chapter 13: Rising to the Occasion Afterword: What Was "In It" for Me About the Author

Klappentext

The purpose of this book is to illuminate and equip both current and prospective educators with the necessary knowledge and skills to at long last become that spectacular and satisfied teacher that they had always envisioned themselves to be and that their students so desperately need them to be.

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Dedication
Preface: Transforming Teaching Ideals into Classroom Realities
Introduction: My Journey into the Heart of Teaching
Chapter 1: What's "In It" for All of Us?
Chapter 2: The Students Who Need the Most Motivation
Chapter 3: Attitudes and Abilities-Self-Esteem and Self-Efficacy
Chapter 4: Establishing Firmness
Chapter 5: Maintaining Firmness
Chapter 6: Re-Asserting Firmness
Chapter 7: Expressing Fairness
Chapter 8: Embracing Fairness
Chapter 9: Engendering Fascination
Chapter 10: Enriching Fascination
Chapter 11: Enabling Facilitation
Chapter 12: Executing Facilitation
Chapter 13: Rising to the Occasion
Afterword: What Was "In It" for Me
About the Author